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Which Cyclaneusma minus morphotypes are responsible for needle cast of Pinus spp. in Slovakia?
Cyclaneusma needle cast (CNC) is a needle disease which caused deterioration of vitality and reduction in the growth of pines. The disease is caused...
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Relationships in the Host Plant–Pathogen System Using the Example of Scots Pine and Facultative Saprotroph Lophodermium seditiosum Minter, Staley & Millar
AbstractInteractions in the epiphytic microorganism–host plant–pathogen system have been studied using the example of Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris ...
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Eradication of endophytes from needles, their inoculation with Lophodermium piceae and persistence of this fungus in needles of Norway spruce
Lophodermium piceae is the most common endophyte of Norway spruce ( Picea abies ) needles, and it probably occurs in the total distribution area of...
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Three novel species of fungi associated with pine species showing needle blight-like disease symptoms
Pine needle diseases, such as red band and brown spot needle blight, are serious pine diseases that threatens forests in many countries. Several...
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Foliar Phytophthora in New Zealand plantation forests: historical presence of Phytophthora kernoviae and association with a previously undiagnosed disorder of Pinus radiata
Two foliar Phytophthora species are impacting New Zealand’s pine forests. Both Phytophthora pluvialis and Phytophthora kernoviae cause similar...
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Molecular characterization and functional analysis of a pathogenesis-related β-1,3-glucanase gene in spruce (Picea asperata)
β-1,3-glucanase, a member of the plant PR-2 family of pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins and Glycoside Hydrolase Family 17 (GH17), plays an important...
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An Insight into Fungi in Forest Ecosystems
A fungus is a eukaryotic and heterotrophic organism that depends on other organisms for its food. Fungi digest food outwardly and absorb food...
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Molecular Identification and Antifungal Activity of a Defensin (PaDef) from Spruce
Defensins, as part of the PR protein family, not only have antimicrobial activity in vitro, but also play an important role in plant disease...
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Invasion of Wood Degraders Through Wood Import and Need to Strengthen the Plant Quarantine Measures in India
Wood-based industry plays a vital role in strengthening Indian economic sector. The wood, plywood, and allied products industries are key sectors...
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Natural products from the Picea foliar endophytes Niesslia endophytica sp. nov. and Strasseria geniculata
Endophytes of healthy Picea needles were isolated in a mycological survey within the Acadian forest of southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. The goal...
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The effects of genetics and tree growth on the presence of spike knots in Scots pine progenies
Productive Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) stands in the Baltic region ensure high-quality sawlogs for the timber market and contribute to carbon...
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Risks for Forestry Under Current and Warming Climate
The structure and functioning of a forest ecosystem may be damaged by disturbances related to the extreme variability of climate (abiotic damages)...
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Forest Disease Affecting Pines in the Mediterranean Basin
Patterns of forest disease are shifting worldwide. Pine woodlands in the Mediterranean Basin deliver important functions that may be disturbed by...
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Precision trunk injection technology for treatment of huanglongbing (HLB)-affected citrus trees—a review
The outbreak and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) disease have brought about tremendous negative effects and economical losses on citrus production all...
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Assessment of climatic limits of needle cast–affected area under climate change in Central Siberia
The relationships between climate (January and July temperatures, annual precipitation, and a relative moisture index) and the number of foci and...
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Jasmonic Acid (JA) in Plant Immune Response: Unravelling Complex Molecular Mechanisms and Networking of Defence Signalling Against Pathogens
AbstractJasmonic acid (JA) and its derived compound ‘jasmonates’ are a class of potent phytohormones that play pivotal roles in plants’...
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Forest Health
The conifers, in general, retain a great deal of genetic variation for all manner of traits, from the molecular level to whole-plant phenotypes, and...
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Myrothecium verrucaria causing needle blight disease on Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana): molecular characterization and host range
Laboratory and nursery experiments were conducted to identify the causal agent of a needle blight of Pinus wallichiana , a species native to the...
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Distribution of Lophodermium needle cast agents in Scots pine stands in Middle Siberia
Geography of the Scots pine disease, caused by Lophodermium fungi, was analyzed in Krasnoyarsk krai and Khakassia in 1997–2010. Most of the loci were...
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Rapid Microbial Community Changes During Initial Stages of Pine Litter Decomposition
Plant litter decomposition is a process enabling biogeochemical cycles closing in ecosystems, and decomposition in forests constitutes the largest...
